Toy boat



listened Dec. '1, 1e2e. UNITED STATES THOMAS G4 HITT, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

TOY BOAT.

.Application led December 23, 1925. lerial'No. 77,818.

This invention relates to improvements in toy boats, particularly to a boat which may be constructed of an suitable material suci 'as a foldable parathne paper carton being adapted to receive a means for propelling the boat.

A furtlieiob'ect of this invention is to provide an auxiliary means for maintaining buoyancy and a means for propelling the boat, consisting of a container having an explosive confined therein, referably in the form of a piece of iireworrs.

Another object of this invention is to provide means whereby smoke ma be sunplied for emission from the smo e stac s which may be provided in the construction of the toy boat.

Other objects of this invention will appear from the following detailed description of the device and as disclosed in the single sheet of drawings which is herewithA made a part of this application.

ln the drawings, v

Fig. l .illustrates a vertical elevational view of the toy boat in. diagrammatic form showing a portion cut away disclosing the auxiliary means for increasing the buoyancy of the boat and the propelling means comprising a container having explosive material confined therein.

Fig. 2 illustrates the front elevational view of the toi boat in diagrammatic form in its collapse and folded condition.

Numeral 1 designates the outer shell of the toy boat which may be made of any suitable material suoli as paraliine paper or the like and arranged to fold in any desirable manner.

Numeral 2 designates the superstructure of the boat which may be integrally connected with the main body portion l or otherwise, as desired. y

The superstructure may preferably consist of features common to boats such as smoke stacks, wheel house and the like, formed of suitable material and designed to fold into convenient cartons, the balloon 3 may or may not be included within the carton Vprevious to prepariner and opening up the carton for receiving the containers havino' explosive material therein.

t"Numeral 3 designates a `balloon suitably positioned within the boat hull and super structure 1 and 2, the opening therefrom 4, extending rearwardly within the boat to an outlet opening 5, a suitable mouthpiece 6 may be attached to the balloon outlet, the mouthpiece 6 bein preferably supplied with a valve 7 adapte to close and maintain the balloon in an inflated condition thereby providing a meansfor materially increasing the buoyancy of the toy boat. The balloon 3 may be .included as an integral member of the toy boat or otherwise as ma be desired.

As a rime means for propel ing the boat a container 8 having an explosive therein preferably in the form of a piece of tire- Works is positioned within the toy boat huil, the fuse portion 9 being adapted to extend exteriorly of the toy boat through a suitable opening therein as atl l0.

As a means for providing a smoke edect from the'smoke stacks li and 12, suitable pieces of firework 13 and le, may be located within the stacks, the fuse being igr nited in the usual :manner as disclosed in l? ig. l.

ln operation, this invention provides a toy boat having propelling means consisting of a container, an explosive therein, preferably of the smoke pot or piece of fireworks type, a suitable fuse for igniting, the ex- PATENT OFFiCE.-

plosive having been properly located within the toy boat hull, the fuse 9 is lighted before the boat is placed in the water.

rlheexplosive container 8 is properly positioned within the hull of the toy boat with its fuse portion extending exteriorly thereof, either above, at the surface, or below the surface of the water, the pressure of esca ing gas preventing the extinguishing of tne fuse of the piece of fireworks, while under water. The explosive material will give a heavy line of smoke or sparks, according to the composition of the explosive and if the container is exploded rearwardly, of the boat beneath the water, bubbles of gas will find their way to the surface. lt has been determined that the gas and smoke comprising the product of combustion of the composition contained within the piece of fireworks may exhaust, under the surface, at the surface, or above the surface of the water and function to propel the boat.

The composition of the explosive material used in the container adapted for the smoke stacks may function to produce a heavy line of smoke or otherwise as desired.

It is to be understood that the propelling means consisting ofthe explosive container in this invention, may be utilized in a toy boat with or without the auxiliary means of increasing the buoyancy, such as the bal? loon 8*, which obviously, on being inflated and held in that condition by means of the valve 7 or otherwise, will aid materially in maintaining the boat in a floating condition. Furthermore, by allowing the air to exhaust rearwardly from the balloon, additional means for propelling the boat may be obtained.

What I claim is:

l. ln a toy boat, a container having a restricted outlet to the exterior of the boat and an explosive confined in the container, means for causing a delayed ignition of the explosive, an inflated balloon within the boat for maintaining buoyancy, the balloon having a mouthpiece extending through the rear of the boat supplied with a valve, a means for propelling the boat comprising a piece of fireworks suitably located within the body, an orifice for restricting and developing the escaping gas and smoke through an aperture in the boat, the gas and smoke bein the productof combustion of the compositlon contained within the tire works piece, and adapted to act rearwardly of the boat thereby propelling the boat throuIgh the water.

2. n a to boat, a container having a restricted out et to the exterior of the boat and an explosive confined in the container, means for causin a delayed ignition of the explosive, an inated balloon Within the boat for maintaining buoyancy, the balloon having a mouthpiece extending through the rear of the boat and a valve, a means for propelling the boat comprising a piece of fireworks suitably located Within the body, an orifice for restricting and developing the escaping gas and smoke through an aper ture in the boat-,the gas and smoke being the product of combustion of the composition contained within the lireworks piece, and adapted to act rearwardly of the boat thereby propellingrthe boat through the Water, additional means for propelling the boat consisting of the exhaust of the air from the balloon toward the rear of the boat.

in testimony whereof l ailix my signature.

THOMAS G. HITT. 

